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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date16 October
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning distance60.54
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mihaela Peneș
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Antal Marta Rudas
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yelena Gorchakova
 Soviet Union
← 1960
1968 →

The Women's Javelin Throw was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October 1964. 16 athletes from 10 nations entered.[1]

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification standard was 51.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard. Since only 7 throwers made the mark, the next five furthest-throwing athletes also advanced to meet the minimum 12 in the final.

Gorchakova set a new world record, besting the old one by more than 2.5 metres. Ozolina also had a good round, besting the old Olympic record to come in second in qualification.

Place Athlete Nation Best mark Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3
1 Yelena Gorchakova  Soviet Union 62.40 WR 62.40
2 Elvīra Ozoliņa  Soviet Union 56.38 56.38
3 Antal Marta Rudas  Hungary 52.23 52.23
4 Anneliese Gerhards  United Team of Germany 52.23 49.88 49.71 52.23
5 Rosemarie Schubert  United Team of Germany 51.20 X 51.20
6 Mihaela Peneș  Romania 51.19 43.00 X 51.19
7 Maria Diaconescu  Romania 51.12 51.12
8 Biruta Kaledene  Soviet Union 50.84 49.70 50.84 48.87
9 Hiroko Sato  Japan 49.92 X 49.92 X
10 Sue Platt  Great Britain 49.88 X 49.88 48.72
11 Misako Katayama  Japan 49.23 39.80 46.11 49.23
12 Michele Demys  France 48.94 48.94 48.67 X
13 RaNae Bair  United States 46.89 46.70 46.89 46.04
14 Ingeborg Schwalbe  United Team of Germany 45.55 45.55 44.41 39.47
15 Anna Pazera  Australia 44.87 41.58 44.87 X
16 Lee Hye-ja  South Korea 34.95 33.24 34.95 29.05

Final

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The qualification marks were ignored for the final, each thrower receiving three new attempts. The top six throwers after those three received three more attempts, taking their best result of the six.

No one came close to equalling Gorchakova's qualifying round throw, her own attempts in the final not coming within 5 metres of it as she dropped to third place.

Place Athlete Nation Best mark Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3 Throw 4 Throw 5 Throw 6
1 Mihaela Peneş  Romania 60.54 60.54 52.76 X 50.72 51.44 53.77
2 Antal Marta Rudas  Hungary 58.27 53.21 58.27 X 54.17 50.24 X
3 Yelena Gorchakova  Soviet Union 57.06 56.43 49.21 53.10 57.06 55.23 X
4 Biruta Kaledene  Soviet Union 56.31 53.79 X 54.13 56.31 54.68 X
5 Elvīra Ozoliņa  Soviet Union 54.81 54.68 54.81 X X X X
6 Maria Diaconescu  Romania 53.71 X 53.71 50.49 51.21 51.35 52.00
7 Hiroko Sato  Japan 52.48 47.28 52.48 49.18
8 Anneliese Gerhards  United Team of Germany 52.37 52.37 46.79 45.88
9 Susan Mary Platt  Great Britain 48.59 48.59 48.00 48.55
10 Michele Demys  France 47.25 45.95 47.14 47.25
11 Katayama Misako  Japan 46.87 45.16 46.87 42.37
12 Rosemarie Schubert  United Team of Germany 46.50 X X 46.50

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.